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If You Can Do This Many Pull-Ups, You’re Very Strong

Are you a fan of pull-ups? If not, you may want to consider adding them to your workout routine. This compound exercise is exceptional for developing upper-body strength. Pull-ups require you to use ...
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If You Can Do This Many Pull-Ups Without Stopping, Your Upper Body Is Stronger Than Most People

Pull-ups are one of the most reliable indicators of real upper-body strength. Because they require you to lift your full bodyweight without assistance, pull-ups reveal what machines and momentum-based ...
Women's Health

These are the muscles you use when you do pull-ups – and how to get your first rep

People often associate building strength with big weights. That’s one way to go about it, but it’s not the only way – and there’s one exercise that shines as an example of a move that breaks the iron ...
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You don’t need a bar to train pull-ups – this simple at-home move actually works

Pull-ups are notoriously hard to crack – in part, because they require a high level of full-body strength that takes most people a seriously long time to build. But, also, because they’re actually ...
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Do This to Get Your First Pull-Up or Improve to Double Digits

Beginning in November 2025, the FBI will require special agent candidates to perform pull-ups as part of their graded physical fitness exam. Throughout the military, pull-ups are a tested exercise in ...